PFF broke down the advanced metrics immediately after every game of the divisional-round slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.
From players returning from injury to rookies who showed flashes in a short span, let’s take an early stab at a player to watch on every team entering 2025.
PFF broke down the numbers immediately after every game of the NFL's divisional round playoff game, including advanced box-score metrics, snap counts, players of the game and more.
The Buffalo Bills secured a hard-fought 27-25 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday, advancing to the AFC Championship for the second time in quarterback Josh Allen's career.
The Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to the NFC championship game with a 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, led by a dominant performance from Saquon Barkley and a clutch defensive stand late in the game.
The Washington Commanders delivered a stunning 45-31 upset over the top-seeded Detroit Lions on Saturday night, earning their first trip to the NFC championship game in 33 years.
The Kansas City Chiefs secured a 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday, advancing to the AFC championship game for the seventh straight season.
For the divisional round, we’ll target a game that should generate more points than the market expects and identify a player who may have a surprisingly productive rushing day.
PFF's Key Insights tool looks for strength-on-weakness matchups that could be meaningful through a player prop lens, and we'll be using them all season to provide our favorite weekly bets.
Whether it’s star quarterbacks facing off, underdog teams looking to pull off upsets or key betting angles to explore, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know heading into the divisional round.
PFF's SGP picks are built around specific game narratives that the data suggests could unfold, with insight into how key players and matchups may impact the outcome.
Bills-Ravens promises to be one of the marquee matchups of the divisional round, offering plenty of intriguing angles to explore in the betting market.
Each week, we’ll focus on one game and use a top-down strategy to break it down. This means starting with the bigger picture and then finding the best ways to apply that information to betting markets.
The Bills' defensive players used questions about how they would perform against Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Derrick Henry and the rest of the Baltimore offense to help fuel Sunday's win.
After Saturday's 23-14 AFC divisional round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in which some penalty calls worked against the Texans, Houston defensive end Will Anderson Jr. said, "We knew it was going to be us versus the refs going into this game."
The Bears brought in former NFL running back Eddie George for an in-person interview Sunday. George has coached HBCU Tennessee State for the past four seasons.
Matthew Stafford said after Sunday's season-ending loss that he hasn't made a decision about his future but noted that he was "playing some pretty good ball."
Lamar Jackson, John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens did not blame Mark Andrews' dropped pass on a two-point conversion for the club's 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Sunday's AFC divisional round game, a contest in which the tight end also fumbled.
A comment made in a press conference in Baltimore last week caught the attention of Bills head coach Sean McDermott and he referenced it while talking to reporters after Sunday's 27-25 win over the Ravens.
The end of every season leads to change, but some changes are more significant than others and the Lions are set for a couple of major departures in the near future.
The Lions spent Sunday cleaning out their lockers and reflecting on Saturday night's loss to the Commanders rather than preparing for the NFC Championship Game.
Running back Saquon Barkley's first regular season with the Eagles was one for the record books and he hasn't stopped making history in the postseason.
In the days leading into the divisional round of the playoffs, there was a lot of discussion about the Ravens' 35-10 win over the Bills early in the regular season.
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews had a brutal fourth quarter in Sunday's loss to the Bills, losing a fumble and then dropping a game-tying two-point conversion attempt.
The 2025 NFL draft doesn't begin until April 24 in Green Bay, but the Tennessee Titans have clinched the first overall pick, with the Browns earning the second pick, the Giants picking third, the Patriots picking fourth and the Jaguars picking fifth.
The NFL divisional round is here, and you can follow this space for all news and developments of the playoff schedule, matchups, kickoff times and scores. 1.
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